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Health product recall

I-FOBT HEMOGLOBIN NS-PLUS (2017-12-08)

Starting date:
December 8, 2017
Posting date:
December 21, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
Hospitals, General Public, Healthcare Professionals
Identification number:
RA-65492

Affected products

I-FOBT HEMOGLOBIN NS-PLUS

Reason

FOBT Hemoglobin NS-Plus reagent demonstrated unexpected increased positivity rate in screening for hemoglobin in feces. This positive rate increase only is apparent when screening for hemoglobin at 50 ng/mL and limited to the indicated lots.

Affected products

I-FOBT HEMOGLOBIN NS-PLUS

Lot or serial number

NL05
NN03
NT03
YO06

Model or catalog number

910113

Companies
Manufacturer
ALFRESA PHARMA CORPORATION
18 TAIHEIDAI SHOUOU-CHO
KATSUTA-GUN, OKAYAMA
709-4321
JAPAN